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APPLICATION FILED JULY 23. I912 Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION men JULY 23.1917.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Application filed July 23, 1917. Serial No. 182,207.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. CHARLTON, citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain 'new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The invention is an amusement device of the merry-go-round type which may be driven by the occupants.

The device is particularly adapted for small children.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and the appended claims, I have illustrated the invention in the form which I consider the best, but it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms, and it is intended that the claims cover the invention in whatever form it may be embodied.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is an elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan thereof.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of one of the cars taken on line 3 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a side view of one of the cars of the device.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the upper bearing of the device.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing 1 indicates a base, from the center of which stands a vertical journal standard 2 and on the top of the base is mounted a beveled gear 3 centered on said standard. A car frame 4: comprises horizontal members 5,'standards 6 mounted on said horizontal members, top plate 7 to which the upper ends of the standards 6 are secured and brace members 8 connected at one end to said top plate and at the other end to the horizontal members 5 near the outer ends thereof. A bearing 9 is secured to the frame members 5 in the center thereof, which bearing is adapted to slide over the journal standard 2 and it journals the lower part of the frame 4: on said journal standard. The

upper end of the journal standard is provided with a bearing 10 which receives a pin journal 11 depending from top plate 7 which journals the upper part of the frame a on the journal standard 2. The top plate 7 rests upon the top of the standard journal 2 and through the medium of the standards 6 and brace members 8 sustains the frame members and the parts thereon in operatlve position on the standard journal. The

bearings 9 and 10 and their journals 2 and A pair of shafts 16 are journaled at their outer ends in bearings 17 in the respective cars and at their inner ends in bearing 9. Beveled pinions 18 are secured on the shafts 16 near the inner ends thereof, which pinions are adapted to mesh with beveled gear 3. Cranks 20 are provided on each shaft 16 one at each side of each car 15, to which cranks are connected one end of each of the links 21, the other ends of which are connected to the lower ends of operating levers 25, pivoted at 26 one on each side of each car 15. The levers 25 have handles 27 which are grasped by the hands of the occupants of the cars to swing the levers and rotate the frame 1 and the cars on the standard journal 2 through the medium of links 21, cranks 20, shafts 16, beveled pinions 18 and beveled gear 3. Pedals 30 may be pivoted on shafts 31 journaled in bearings 32 in the front part of the cars, on the outer ends of which shafts are arms 33 which are connected by links 34- to the levers 25. The pedals may be operated by the feet of the occupants to rotate the frame A and cars through the medium of levers 25, and their connections. The pedals or levers may be operated either separately or in conjunction with each other to rotate the frame and cars.

The journal pin 11 may be lifted out of the bearing 10 and bearing 9 may be lifted off the standard journal 2 and the frame 4: and all the parts mounted thereon lifted off the base 1.

A ball bearing 50 may be provided on top of standard 2 for the plate 7 to turn upon.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. An amusement device comprising a base, a frame rotatively mounted on said base, a car mounted on said frame, a stationary gear on said base, a shaft on said frame, having a crank portion and carrying a pinion meshing with said gear, a hand operating lever pivoted adjacent said car, a link connecting one end of said lever with said crank, an assisting operating pedal, and a link connecting said pedal and said lever.

2. An amusement device comprising a base, a--vertical standard journal on said base, a frame having a bearing into which said standard journal is adapted to extend for journaling the frame on said base, a bearing in the top of said journal standard, a top plate forming part of said frame adapted to rest and turn upon the top of said standard journal and from which plate the frame is supported in position on the standard, a journal pin extending from said top plate'i'nto the bearing in the top of said standard journal, and means for rotating said frame on said-standard journal.

d; A device of'the kind described, comprising'a standard having a bearing at its;

Copies of 'th-is patent ma be obtained for upper end, a frame composed of spaced and substantially horizontal beams having a journal block secured between'the same at substantially the middle portion thereof, said standard extending through said journal block, a top plate removably and rotatably resting on the hearing at the upper end of the standard, supporting rods extending from said'top plate and connected to said frame 7 f JOHN M. CHARLTON.

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